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PEARCE, Keith Ronald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 433821 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 June 1941, Kogarah, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 30 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 31 May 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ 7 74 27, Lutwyche Cemetery, Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 2 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Kogarah, NSW | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1943: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 433821 | |
| 22 May 1943: | Enlisted Sydney, NSW | |
| 22 May 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 433821 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Sergeant Keith Ronald Pearce 433821 of Number 8 Communication Unit based at Madang proceeded on normal duties as the WAG on Beaufort A9-250 to Port Moresby on 23 May 1945
He was admitted to 21MCS with “acute mania” the same day. Evacuated to the mainland to the Brisbane Medical Unit (BMU) on 28 May and then to the 102nd Australian General Hospital where at 0600 on 31May he died of his illness. (NB - 102AGH was in Ekibin, Brisbane as per the member’s casualty file)
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